The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-21 00:00:00

T" "ALABAMA" and the " KEARSAG E :' ' A complete Narrative of the Engagemeat off Cher bourg, with full details, incidents, &c- By One of tho Crew of the "Alabama." Se: " British Army and Navy Review" for July, price 0. e Shilling. Office : 9, Water'oe-place, Pall-mall, S.W. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent -garden. There will in this week be five opera nights, viz.. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and t•at - srday. First appearance of Mdlle. Artot. T IS EVENING (Tuesday), June 21, will be performed, for the first time this season, Don zetti's opera, in two acts, LA. FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Maria, Mdile. Artot, her tirsr. a ppearance at the Royal Italian Opera ; Marchesa, Madame Tagliafico ; bulphizio, Signor Ronconi, his first ap pearance in that chara,ter ; Caporale, Signor Nallar; and s:g-nor tiers-Baraldi. After which, the new Ballet Divertissement, by M. Despla c,es, entitled L'lle Enchant&. Supported by Mdllc. Salvioni, Mdile. Carmine, M Navarre, Ma.le. Assunta, M. v)espla oes, and Mr. W. B. Payne. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. rit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre rta Is, 103. tid., 75., and ss. ; smphitheatre.:2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-odic! under the portico of the toemre, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and librarians •. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Mr. Howe and Miss L. ArigeL After which, DAVID GARRICIC Messrs. Sothern. Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Weatheraby, Sm. ; Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. Followed by (for the Bth time) LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR. To conc:ude with TURNING THE TABLES. Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, cto. Commence at 7. ROYAL. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Last 3 Nights of Hamlet and the present Season. Mr. FECHTER will perform HAMLE r THIS EVENING (Tuesday). Claudius, Mr. Emery ; Polonius, Mr. John Brougham ; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan Laertes, Mr. C. Vanden ; lioratio, Mr. J. G. Shore ; First Gravedigger, Mr, H. 'Viddicomb ; Osric, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. W. M'lntyre, F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Wall bank, Collett ; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, Miss M Hcnrade ; and Gertruie, Miss Elsworthy. The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open at half-past 7, and Hamlet com laences at 8. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. iII j OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining,. 'MIS EVENING will be performed a new and original Drama, by R. Slous, Esq., entitled LIGHT AND SHADOW. Mr. D. Murray, D. Fisher, J. W. Ray, J. Nelson, atc.; Miss Stafford and Jilss Caroline Carson. After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Lonls and Fabian dei Franchi, Mr. Vining ; Chateau Renaud, Mr. Walter Lacy. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIIL LN Sole ProprlGtor and Alanazer, B. Webster. ly special desire, The Dead Heart at half-past 8 To-Night. THIS EVENING, SHAKSPER.E'S HOUSE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. After which, TIIE AREA BELLE, with a horrible Tale: Messrs. J. L. Too.e, P. Bedford, U. RomerMiss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. At half-past 8, THE DEAD HEART: Robert Landry this original character). Mr. Benjamin Webster, .uppo,ted by Messrs. A. titling, J. L. Toole, T. Stuart, Vaul Bedford. B llington ; Miss Viroolgar (Mrs. Allred Mellon), Miss Kelly, Commence at 7. ItOYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, nader the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by DLn Boucicault * Esq., every Evening. sc-engagement of those ce ebrated and popular artistes, Mr. an i Mrs. Charles Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charle.• Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Clarke, Mr. PLul Bedford, Mr. F. iiobinson, Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Flank Matthews, Miss 11. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, ana Mrs. Stir;ing. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Miss Herbert. At a quarter before 8, an entirely new and original Comedy, In 5 nets, by Dion Boucicault, entitled THE FOX CHACE. characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. Clarke, Hr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash•ey, Mr. W. Cham -)er laine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Ilenrietta:Blmms. At 10, by parricular desire, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. 3lr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with SHAKE HANDS Mr. J. Clarke ; Miss Fanny Josephs. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. IV. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Thorne. Followed by THE 3SAID OF HONOUR. Miss Ada wanboroug h. After whi:h, 3IAZOURK A. Messrs. Honey, James, Fenton, Turner, &c. ; Misses Marie Wilton, Simpson, &c. To conclude with TIMOTHY TO THE RESCUE. Mr. T. Thoruk Commence at 7. 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Pas wonderfully ingenious series of contrivancee by which the Government have so cleverly managed to tide over the chief part of the session, have l e f t, . ev'm now, in this third week of June, at any rate, one 'very distinct alternative still at the command of the House of Commons. The House has, in the tter of Danmark, up to this present time, bee❑ treated quite systematically by the Government most superciliously —w e had nearly said most conturnelious:y. It has been " put off' by a succesion of evasions of which we be lieve that the records of " Hansard" furnish no parallel. It was denied the papers first of all. It is now virtually prohibited from having a glance at the protocols. The Cabinet has been consistent at least in ono thing, namely, in declining to nish one syllable of frank or manly explanation. No matter whence the inquiries came to them, whether the interrogator rose on the side of the Opposition or on the Government side, either from a back bench or below the gangway, he was safe to obtain one invariable kind of reply, which, of course, amounted to no reply at all : namely, a repetition literally usque ad nauseam of that evasive phrase glibly articulated all through the session with such "damnable iteration "—to wit, that it would be indiscreet, as yet, to utter a syllable more about it ! And so the longest day has come, and Parlia ment, even now, has not had vouchsafed to it one word of rational explanation. To-morrow in all human probability, the Conference will meet for positively the last time. On Sunday next, the period of the supplementary fortnight's armistice will come to an end. Monday next, in all likeli hood, will be signalised by the recommencement of hostilities. The Government laughing in their sleeves the while at having thus adroitly rendered the session so far nugatory in the matter so long that the dog -days are felt to be close at hand, and the time of the grouse•shooting almost one might say beginning even now to be sighted. Late though it is in the session, late though it is, in other words, in the season—one alternative hap pily still remains, as we have just now intimated, in the safe keeping of the House of Commons, in the grasp, at the command of her Majesty's Opposition. And the observation we would speak of is simply this—Either to force on at last a full and complete discussion of what Las hitherto been shirked so completely by the Government— Or, supposing that discussion still to be evaded by Ministers on the plea of indiscretion, to petition her MAJESTY not to prorogue Parliament until the Foreign Policy of the Government, more particularly in this matter of Denmark, shall have been brought under the consideration of her faithful Commons. For one thing or the other, the country will holl the House of Commons responsible. Either, these momentous subjects for discussion must be discussed at once, coute qui coute, Or measures must be taken for pro• longing the session beyond the usual period of the grouse shooting, until the Legislature shall have had an opportunity of discussing the foreign policy of the Government. When Captain SEMMES' spirited vindication of his course as captain of the Alabama appeared so recently it was not anticipated by many that the career of that gallant little vessel was so near its close, and that but one more signal event was to be added to its chronicles. The intelligfnce that has just arrived will be a source of great regret to many who have watched the progress of this famous vessel, and admired the daring and intrepi dity which have signalised her men. It is seldom that so much interest has been fixed and so much attention centred in one vessel, and in the annals of naval hittlry it is certain that the Alabama has some peculiar and distinguishing features which will for ever set it apart in the memory of all who have taken cognisance of her striking incidents. It was not to be expected that such a course could go on long with impunity, and perhaps the rea wonder is that before this we have not received the intelligence of her defeat or capture. It is entirely owing to consummate daring and the most consider- able skill in management that ❑p till now this little vessel has walked the waters like a thing of life, spreading destrection on her track, striking terror amoflg all who encountered her, and while triumph antly sweeping the seas filling the minds of those o❑ shore with amazement and admiration. Those who perused Captain SEMMES' communication wi have seen the straits to which be and his crew were reduced, and the difficulties that they had to contend with, in consequence of the very unfair and unusual course adopted by Earl RUSSELL with re gard to the dealings of this country in the matter of the vessels of the belligerents sending prizes into our ports. If counted by the span of time the Alabama has had but a short life, bat the chronicles of fame take no note of weeks or months, and, according to this calendar, her existence has appertain to her history read more like one of those tales which used to delight an earlier generation than the records of doings which belong to this laggard age. So far then there is not so much to regret in the sudden end of this celebrated vessel— she seems to have fulfilled the intention of her crew, and not to have left a wreck behind for her foes to triumph over. Doubtless there will be most ex treme rejoicing in New York when the news of Sunday's conflict reaches there, but they must remember that instead of now boasting at the victory they might consider the length of time that it has taken to catch this terror of their navy. The end must come to all triumphs, a tid the end• of the Alabama has not been a mean or unworthy close to a career of daring and adventure. She has gone down to an ocean grave fighting valiantly, with courage undaunted, and zeal that knew no abatement, if we lament that her victories are o'er, that the skilful little craft can no more plough the waves, there remains other points of satisfac tion to mitigate the regret, and the crew who so gallantly defended her will rejoice that she is safe under the great waters from the grasp of a cruel foe, and may not serve their triumphs when they return to tell their friends of the fight and victory. Alderman SALOMON'S Bill for purchasing South wark and Waterloo Bridges appears to have given rise to some dissatisfaction on the part of the rate payers of the metropolis. The bill which the Alderman has introduced into Parliament is de signed to facilitate the passage of traffic across the Thames within the metropolis, and it is proposed that power should be given to the Metropolitan Board of Works to purchase any one or more of the seven proprietary bridges -within the area of their jurisdiction, and to levy a rate not exceeding a penny in the pound for the purpose of defraying the expense of such purchase, the power to levy the rate being granted until January Ist, 1884. This does not appear to be by any means an unjust or extravagant scheme. It it, evident from the very fact of there being seven proprietary bridges within the are of the metropolis that there is great need of some reform. These bridges give rise to very great inconvenience on the part of the poorer classes, a fact sufficiently proved by the thinness of the population in their vicinity. The toll, too, has the injurious effect of encouraging the overcrowding of the busy thoroughfares on the Middlesex side, since labouring men and others, who are forced to live near their work, object to adding the amount of the weekly toll to their rent. If a working man has to pass to and fro even twice a day, the amount will be sixpence a week, and sixpence a week makes a good deal of difference in four or flee shillings rent. - Where the men go home to dinner, &a., the amount is. of course, doubled, and so they crowd their families away on the north side of the river, while the south in many parts remains comparatively bare, Ratepayers have a good right and good cause to watch jealously any addition to their burdens, but in the present instance their opposition is scarcely well-founded, seeing that they themselves will participate in the relief. It is most probable that by far the greater number of ratepayers have occasion to cross some of the toll bridges several times in the course of the year, and if they do so in vehicles they are now paying an amount which is nearly equal to a moderate rate, for, tis it is only proposed to purchase one bridge at a time, the full amount of one penny per pound need certainly not be levied. All the arguments against turnpikes apply with double force to toll. gates o❑ bridges, and it is a most inconvenient and unsatisfactory way of levying money. It adds very much to the confusion at Loddonsbridge and other of our great thoroughfares, since heavy waggons, &c., are naturally sent by the free bridges, and so they are overcrowded to a dangerous extent. All the metropolitan highways and byeways should be free, and the traffic over old Father Thames should be free also. If we object to impositions on our trade, and obstructions to our commerce, we should certainly remove these impediments which come under both heads, and are entirely opposed to the whole spirit of our legislation. not been small nor insignificant. She has been It has always been felt that the claims of those hard at work from the outset, through all the who devote their lives to the public service deserve storms and conflicts of her fitful course, paramount consideration at the hands of the nation. until she has sunk gallantly fighting to the Soldiers and sailors more especially are entitled to last, the ruling spirit strung in death. It was no relief and assistance in times of sickness and dis tame and easy victory, no playing at fighting, that tress, since they are called upon to sacrifice and to ensued when this pride of the Confederate navy risk so much on behalf of their countrymen. Eng went down into the great waters, on which she had land, never slow to acknowledge a claim upon her played so conspicuous a part, and where her hard- gratitude or her kindness, has readily responded to earned laurels had been won. When the minor the wants and requirements of her disabled or events of this long and arduous conflict between superannuated naval and military servants; and it the States of North America are put into the shade Chelsea and Greenwich do not fully accomplish the of oblivion, there will stand out conspicuous the works for which they were designed, it is not the feats of the Alabama, and the memory of this fault of their original founders, nor is it owing to vessel will survive as an example of what may be a want of sympathy and approbation for their achieved by daring and dexterity. Conclusive as objects on the part of the public. But until lately the details afforded by the various accounts un- there was a great lack of care for the families of doubtedly are, itmay be said that they are not wholly these brave men, and the various institutions and uusatisfectory to the friends and admirers of the associations designed to benefit and assist the distinguished vessel. They may read events which soldier, and left the important work of caring for would not disgrace a ship of far more power and those dear to him undone. The soldier's daughter magnitude. There was no wavering nor hesitation, has an especial claim upon our care, since she is bat the greatest energy and spirit were evinced deprived of the counsel and protection of a father, throughout the conflict, which was sharp,short, and perhaps during the most important part of her life, severe, In some respects this was a fitting end for if he is stationed abroad. bh© is liable at any a vessel that has throughout its whole career bean, moment to be orphaned by the casualties of man or as it were, a thing per se and totally distinct from the evil influences of an unhealthy climate. An others. It was as well that a startling finale expedition like the Ashantee affair makes many should succeed to a course that was alone in its orphans, and it is not too much to expect that the strange outset, and unmatched in its meridian blaze nation shall care for those helpless ones whom the of day and triumphant tide of success. While the soldier has left behind him. The Soldier's Federals will rejoice without stint at this fulfil- D Aughter's Hume, at Hampstead, was provided went of their hopes, their opponents will reserve to eight years ago, for the purpose of educating and themselves the right of satisfaction at the gallantry providing for soldiers' daughters. It was opened which marked the closin g act of this strange affair. under the auspices of the late Prince Consort, and Death and defeat towered around the Alabama as she sunk unde r water her has been patronised by many distinguished per , but dishonou r was not there; and it deck covered with dead sons ; still it is unsatisfactory to find that at and dying, tidionthatot, in some respects, this a venture which was the annual meeting held on the anniver sary, of its opening on Saturday last, is m a a y ' fitting the report stated the number of annual therefore,subscrip ter termination be i n s a a desperate but dashingly carried out, which was tions to be diminished. The financial condition of fraught with hazard, and where the chances could the house is at present good, but its progress rests nut always be on the side of gain. lt seems that on an insecure foundation, unless the annual sub there was considerable difference in the advanta ges scribers hold their ground. The practical working of the two vessels, the Kearsage be in g chain-plated of the Institution is very satisfactory. The girls under her outside planking. Thos e on board the Alabama were not aware of this circu mstance . It who have left it are doing well in the world; one of them has gained a scholarship, and is in training appears at first sight that Captain SEM3Es,wa, for a sch oo l m i s t re ss ; oth ers a re i n serv i c e and rash in thus engaging the Kearsage ; but there s attended to and receive prizes for good conduct, no doubt that he had some reasons for BO doing, from. while the average number in the house is 162. A the fact of his sending his valuables on shore pre proof of t h e great need that ex i sts for such an viously to entering on the momentous struggle, establishment is given by the fact that more than a such conduct seems to prove that it wee not foot. hundred application s h ave b een re f use d f or wan t o f hardiness at all events that urgcd him on, but the funds. It is gratifying to find that soldiers then,- ' conviction that the exigencies of the case demanded selves appreciate its value, since we are told that the venture of whbse issue he was doubtful. It will contributicns from regiments are on the increase, be a source of satisfaction to nearly all who peruse and the committee have wisely resolved on grant- ' the details, that the gallant captain has been saved, log to regiments contribating a requisite sum the ; not only that his life has been preserved, but that privilege of nomina;,ing regimental scholars. The he has been preserved from his enemies. Judging Duke of WELLINGTON, and other gentlemen who • from past experience, the Federals were not likely attended the meeting, desirous of putting the ; to show much consider ation to a foe who had done regular income of the institution on a better foot- , them so m uc h mischief arid always seeme d so im- lug, increased the amount of their annual subscripe poseible to catch. Certainly the laurels of the tions, thereby giving practical evidence of their contest are all on the side of the Confederates, and interest in its success. e hops that a goo d many w hich ever w a y we lock at things courage and W ethers will follow their example, since the import careero ers constancy seem to belong to them exclusively. The of the Alabama has been a 1 omance from auce of protection regular trainingfor soldie rs ' and the outset, all the exploits and adventures that daughters must be evident to all. It has become the wise and prudent custom ot late years, when striving to benefit any particular class, to assist the young belonging to it. Thus not only relieving the chief anxiety and lightening the labours of the parents, but conferring lasting good on another generation. Little encouragement has been hitherto given to our soldiers to form domestic ties, but in the present day we are trying to make amends in some degree for the errors of the past, and certainly an Institution like the one alluded to affords not only satisfaction for the present, but hope for the future. IHE SUr , LONDoN, TUESDAY EvENING, JUNE 21, 1864. Mr. Benedict's Morning Concert, Yesterday this pre-eminently great musical event of the season—among all the fashionable concerts of the year the most conspicuous and the most fashion able—duly came offaccording to announcement. As any one might very confidently beforehand have pre dicted would inevitably be the case—the whole wage nificent area of the St. James's Hall was thronged by a thoroughly appreciative audience—the pick of the friends and admirers of Mr. Jules Benedict. The majority of those assembled together yesterday in evidence of this most accomplished musician's popularity, the eye recognised at a glance to be of the gentler sex—the appearance of the interior of the building, alike on the well filled level of the hall and in the crowded balconies, resembling parterres, the flowers of which were represented by—to say nothing of the faces—gossamer bonnets and light and delicate coloured toilettes of eeety hue and shade of a hue well imaginable. Leaving the hall, as we did four hours and a half after the con cert bad commenced, we yet left almost one fifth of the wonderfully ample programme still to be got through. It was then close upon six p.m,, and the entertainment had begun punctually, according to announcement, at half-past one in the afternoor.! The performance, consequently, could hardly by any possibility, we should imagine, have contrived be over until past seven o'clock in the evening. The fact being, that Mr. Benedict was altogether too bountiful in his arrangements. It was not so much a Grand Concert, as it was two or three Grand Concerts rolled into one. Never was there a more conEp'cuous illustration of the possibitity of giving too much of a good thing. The mere time occupied was more than twice too long. People began drop ping out at j last by twos and threes, and at length by dozens and by scores, because in this feast of sweet sounds they had already long before its close been fairly surfeited. The mere catalogue of the names of the performers, alike vocal and instrumental, was something extraordinary, something quite exceptional. To enumerate simply the most conspicuous of the great names on the list, there were Signor Giuglini, Signor Gardoni, Signor Belle Sedie, Signor Bettini, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Santley, Dr. Gurz, Herr Fricke, Madlle. Car lotta Patti, Madlle. Bettleheim, Madlle. Laschetizki, Madame Parepa, Madlle. Volpini, Madlle. Trebelii, and Madame Swinton Dolby. There were two such violinists as Herr Joachim and Herr Wieniaweki, and those two for once in their lives playing to gether a concertant duet of Ludwig Spohr's—a noble competition ! Each of the two great artists, if not to the other " a foeman worthy of his steel," cer tainly a rival worthy of his horsehair. No less than five pianists—namely, Mr. Benedict, himself, with Madame Arabella Goddard, and Mr. G. A. Osborne, together with two of the youth ful pupils of Mr. Benedict, pupils as creditable to him as Master Frederick Cowen and Miss Eleanor Ward. A violincellist, as gifted as Signor Piatti, who fairly surpassed himself in his exquisite per formance of one of his own fantasias on that noble instrument. Added to these distinguished solo performers, whether vocalists or instrumentalists, there were a throng of others, aided by a most efficient orcEe3tra, and in the choral parts by the well-drilled members of the Vocal Association. Mr. Benedict himself assiduously presiding over the whole of the elaborate arrangements of this most prodigal of musical entertainments. Selections from some of the greatest masters of the divine art made up the bulk of 1113 entertain ment. Beethoven's glorious overture to Fidslio led off the performances, we might almost say without any extravagance of phrabe, sumptuously. Next Came one of the loveliest among the many lovely treats provided for his numerous friends and ad mirers by Mr Benedict, at this in every way memo rable benefit of his—the performance by the Vocal Association, to the accompaniment of the grand organ, of Max art's wondrously beautiful "Ave verum corpus natum." Listening to it with closed eyes, we almost smelt the incense and felt spirited away from that gay haunt of fashion to one of the grand old Gothic cathedrals upon the eminent. Auber's delicious duet, " Dans les defiles des Montagnes," from "Les Diamants de la Couronne," was so charm ingly given by the Mademoiselles Georgi that it was the first encore. A brilliant success has to be here notified as having been achieved yesterday in the James's Hall by Madame Harriers-Wippern , whose dazzling delivery of the famous aria and scena from Weber's haunted and haunting " Drr Freyschutz," "Wie uahte mil.. der Schiummer," was applauded by the audienco with a sort of enthu siasm. Signor Giuglini's inimitr.ble Tenderiqg Benedict's own bawitching little romanza, d'Erina," from The Lily of Killarney, necessitated its repetition. In its every articulate sound it breathed evidence conclusive of the skill of the consummate artist. It is a particularly noticeable circumstance in regard to Mr, Benedict's concert yesterday, that in the midst of his immense array of miscellaneous pieccs, it comprised within its com pass the whole of that distinguished musician's own cantata, 4 6 itichard Ccear de Lion." A production admirably pertormed throughout, and no wonder, remembering who were the artists among whom the four characters were distributed—Madame Parepa being the Ma tilda, Madame Sainton - Dolby, the Page Urbain, Mr. Santley, Richard Coeur de Lion himself, and Mr. Sims Reeves, Blonde!, the Troubadour. After the completion of the Cantata, Madame Arabella Goddard played with wonderful delicacy and dexterity variations upon Ariel's ce vial fairy-Bong , "Where the Bee Sucks, there lurk I," exquisitely arranged for the pianoforte by Mr. Benedict. After wards coming, another of Benedict's arrang,ementl, not for the pianoforte this time, but for the voice, and fur such a voice as it happened, C irlotta Patti's —natmly Schulhoff's inroduc,ion to the famous Carnival de Venice. A carnival of delicious sounds it was—a pelting of sugarplum notes—fountains, cascades of them, shining upon the senses as the radiant young soprano sang. It was doing with the voice what the prestidigitateur does with his hands. It was, if one might say so, a feat of leger de-voix ! A word of admiration is due to Signor Gardoni for his most dulcet and exquisitely pa thetic rendering of Blumenthai's delicious little romance, "Le Chemin du Paradis"—one of the very loveliest little French ditties ever dreamt of by poet or musician, for all it is so simple both in idea and in melody. Compelled though we are to pass by unnoticed so much that was undoubtedly entitled t o notice in this truly remarkable concert, we would at least men tion in regard to it, that as it commenced nobly with Beethoven's overture to Fidelio, it closed as grandly, in its way, with the glorious " Wedding March" of Mende'ssohn. PisnoP OF LONDON'S FUND. —Dr. Stanley, Dean of Westminster, has consented to preach on behalf of this fund on Sunday morning next, at St. Matthew's, Spring- gardens. TEE SCENE OF SCOIT'S QUENTIN DURWARD.' " —The ancient castle of Plessy-les fours (Indre-et-Loire), where Louis XI. resided and died, and in which the early scenes of Scott's "Quentin Durward" are laid, is said to have been lately purchased by a Paris agent de change, who intends restoring it in the style of the period. THE REPRESENTATION OF HUDDERSFIELD.-- A circular has been forwarded to the supporters of Mr Akroyd, of Halifax, at the list Huddersfield election, in viting them to attend a meeting at the George Hotel, Hud dersfield, on Tuesday evening, to hear an " important communication" from Mr Akroyd respecting the future representation of th4t town. Speculation is rife as to the nature of the communication referred to ; and it is thought not unlikely that Mr Akroyd is intending to retire front the field in favour of a gentleman resident in Hudders field, whose name has of late been freely mentioned as a probable candidate for Parliamentary honours—Nanthester Courier, LATEST INTEL LIGENCE. IREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] AMERICA. (Per the Nova Scotian, via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, JUNE 10 (Evening). Despatches from General Grant, dated Thursday night (Bth), report no important movement. Rumours are current of a movement by Grant to the south bank of the James River. It is also said that he intends to besiege General Lee's works on the Cnickahorniny. President Lincoln has accepted the nomination of the Baltimore Convention for the Presidency, and has approved of the amendment to the Consti tution prohibiting slavery. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JUNE 10 (Evening). Money easy. GJld reached 99 to-day, but declined to 98,1 per cent. premium. Exchange on London, 218 to 220, on Paris, 2f. 60c. Stooks slightly firmer. New York Centrals,l33l ; Illinois, 130; Erie, 1131 ; Six per Cent. Bonds, 5.20'5, 1051 ; Cotton, very firm. Middling upland, 112 to 114. Wheat, flour, cnn, and provisions advancing. Coffee dull. Sugar steady. Petroleum quiet--crude, 43c. ; refined, 65c. THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. COPENHAGEN, JUNE 20, 7 p.m. All the Liberal papers of this morning publish articles referring to the Ministerial crisis. Dagbladet says—" The proposed Schleswig-Hol• stein solution is the very last the nation will accept, The people will never suffer the sacrifice of Schles wig and the Danish right. The King exists for the people, not the people for that of the King. No Ministry recommending the formation of a State of Schleswig-Holstein can stand." DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, JUNE 20, 8.3 P.M. The difference which existed between the King, the Ministry, and the Privy Council, was settled this afternoon. The Berlingsk Tidende of tosday expresses doubts as regards the authenticity of the current statement relative to the Russian proposal for the settlement of the Dino-German question. PARIS, JUNE 21. Before leaving Paris, the Japanese ambassador signed the treaty which was the object of his mission. The news received from Japan continues pacific. The commercial negotiations between France and Switzerland are terminated, and the treaty will be signed by the representatives of the two countries 0-day. SPAIN AND PERU. MADRID, JUNE 20. It is stated that at a Ministerial Council, under :he presidency of the Queen, it was decided to treat ;he Peruvian difficu:ty in such a manner as to avoid war. FRANCE. M. Davillier, president of the Paris Chamber of Commerce, has had the honour of presenting to the Emperor a volume containing official statistics of the trade and manufactures of Paris, drawn up by himself and M. Deniere, president of the Tribunal of Commerce. The Emperor complimented M. Davillier on the execution of the work. A Paris letter, in the Gironde of Bordeaux, says : —" M. Emile 011ivier has been charged, it is said, by the French Government to go and defend before the Council of State of Turin the interests of the French Treasury in a rather serious question arising out of the cession of Nice and Savoy. He has already left for the Italian capital.' BOURSE, Jane 20.—The market has ben heavy and prices are rather lower than on Saturday. Threes, fur the Account, are now at 661 r. sc. Aln- biller have receded to 1,067 f. 500. In Railway Shares little doing, and some of the lines show a slight decline. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents .. 93 25 • Italian Loan 69 Do. ead month.... Do. end month — 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 66 10 New Mexican .... 56 Credit Mobilier.... 1067 50 Russian. Uo. end m0nth....1067 50 Austrian .. B3 Bank Shares 3395 , Spanish Threes.... 50i Credit 1 , oncier 1240 Eiome Debt ...... Roman IL 'AYB. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 14ons and Nedii crransan 875 881 25 New ditto Southern Western Eastern Sardinian .. Austrian Loushtrd North of Spain Saragossa.. Ditto to Barcelona .. 650 - .. 651 25 500 - .. - - 465 - .. 465 - 366 25 .. 367 50 406 25 .. 410 - 527 50 .. 530 - 438 75 .. 440 670 6tiB 75 Elegant Extracts ~from " Manhattan," GRANT . S ACHIEVEMENTS, Grant could have marched to his present position without losing a man, lie had only to keep away from Lee's forti fications, Instead of this, he attacked Lee's defences, was s$ hipped—fell back; attacks again, is whipped—retreats; and yet it is sate to say that in killed, wounded, prisoners, stragglers, and deserters Grant as now--while in M'Clel lan's old tracks—less men by 100,000 of the original force that crossed the Rapidan now nearly four weeks ago. PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S LAST OEM OP A LETTER Closes thus:—" It is impossible for me to attend. I ap prove, nevertheless, whatever may tend to strengthen and sustain General Grant and the noble armies now under his direction. My previous high estimate of General Grant has been maintained and heightened by what has occurred in the remarkable campaign he is now conducting; while the magnitude and difficulty of the task before him does not prove less than I expected, He and his brave soldiers are now in the midst of their great trial, and I trust that, at your meeting, you will so shape your good words that they may turn to men and guns moving to his and their sup port.—Yours truly, "A. LINCOLN." A CHILD CONVICTING ITS OWN FATHER OF MURDERING ITS MOTHER. Mr. Hunter, a neighbour of mine, who killed his wife some months ago, has had a fair trial, and has been found guilty of murder in the second degree. This sends him to hard labour for life. He is a man of some property. The jury could not agree for three days. The judge declared he would not discharge the jurymen until they did agree. Then they compromised on a verdict. He was convicted upon the evidence of his only son, a boy 12 years old. The little fellow stuck to tho truth, and he never wavered in his account of "killing mother." TIIE " WORLD'S" OPINION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN ! The World to-day speaks of Mr Lincoln without gloves. It was suppressed by his order. This extract is better than any correspondent can or dare write. It is clear and con cise Mr Lincoln is intrinsically a weak candidate. As a raan his instincts are vulgar, his education narrow, his manners a cross between boor and buffoon. As a states man, he is incapable, vacillating, a time-server, without either wise comprehension of the present, or sagacious fore cast of the future. As an administrator, he selects the un fittest instruments for the most important functions, and after the clearest demonstrations of their incapacity, he has not decision of clrtracter to replace them by men of energy and ability. His Secretary of State is shallow and pretentious; his Secretary of War, wrong-headed and im petuous ; his Secretary of Na%y, a noodle ; his Attorney General, a granny ; and his Secretary of the Treasury has so little of the just pride of a statesman, that he has held on to a place in an administration whose imbecility he despises, and many of whose prominent acts he openly condemns." SUICIDE OF A PRlSONER.—Yesterday morning the officials of the House of Detention discovered that a prisoner nPmed Emil Herlick, a German, had committed suicide in his cell luring the night. He was committed on Friday last by Mr Selfe on the charge of stealing a carpet bag and its contents, value £3, and on the warder opening his cell yesterday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the prisoner was found hanging from the ventilator by means of the straps of his hammock. He was at once cut down, and the body being still warm means were taken, but without succ ess , t o restore an i mat i on . There was nothing in the man's manner to lead to the supposition that he meditated self-destruction. A ooroner'ori r queat will of course be held upou the bcdy. THE YELVERTO:4 CASE. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY). YELVERTON V. LONGWORTII (OR YELVERTON). This morning the consideration of this case was renewed, there being present the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Wenslydale. There was a great crowd of persons in attendance prior to the doors being opened. The Attorney-General, in continuing his address, said that when their lordships last adjourned he had arrived at the last letter but one in the series between Major Yelverton and Miss Longworth. II made some obser vations on those, which he did not propose to repeat. There was one letter bearing the Edinburgh pos'.-mark, June 4th, and Boulogne, June 6th, which were:not forth coming, and of which he believed it had been truly alleged that it induced the lady to suspect some treachery towards herself end which led her to visit Edinturgh. The learned gentleman then proceeded to read lengthened extracts irons the examination and cross-examination of Major Yelverton at the trial, particularly in reference to the letters said to have been destroyed or kept back, With regard to Major Yelverton he might remark, that he did not give the lady the same opportunity of proving the loss or mutilation of the le!ters which she had given him, and in consequence of that she offered herself for examination, which was ob jected to on technical grounds, and no doubt necessarily taken with success. All the argument he wished to pro ceed upon was that the respondent desired to give the fullest information she possessed as to the loss of the docu. ments, but the laws of Scotland prohibited her from entering into any such arrangements. Some stress had been laid upon the fact that in her lotters to father Mooney the lady did not use any expressions of alarm or distrust in refer ence to her husband, but then it must bo remembered that at that time there had been no open rupture between them, and she was not dist.osed to place his conduct in an un favourable light. The learned counsel then proceeded to examine the correspondence and the circumstances relating to the Irish marriage. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day) WEST INDIAN INCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. (tefore Henry J. Stoner, Esq., Chief Commissioner.) In the matter of Robert Sutherland (deceased), ex parte Sir Roderick Impry Murchison and another, petitioners; re Alexander McLeod (deceased), John Cochrane and another, petitioners ; re John M'Fee (deceased), John Grant and Robert Grant, petitioners. The following sugar estates situate in the parishes of Charlotte and St. George, in the Island of Bt. Vincent, were sold by auction by Messrs. Leifchild and Chtffins, under orders pronounced by the chief commissioner in the above matters, and realised the following prices, viz, : Waterloo, containing 430 acres, £s,oso—Orange Hill, 430 acres, £l,olo—One half of Sans Souci, 315 acres, £3,700 — Mount Greenan, 366 acres, £4,loo—Jambou 'Vale, 287 acres, £l,os)—Peruvian Vale, 332 acres, £7oo—and Henry's Vale, 301 acres, £7OO. MARKETS—This Day HAY MARK2TS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover, .C 4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs par load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—MewIow hay, £3 Os to £4 103; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 12s per load. A slow demand, WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 103; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Ud ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 12s per load, Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA—Business has been moderately active, and full rates are current for superior qualities. SUQAR—The market has remained without animation, although West Indian descriptions fully sustain former rates. In the refined market thet eis little change to report. COFFEE —The demand for colonial descriptions has been steady, and prices are generally well sustained. The stocks on hand, as compared with those of the same period of last year, showing a slight increase. RlCE—Only a limited business has been done, and there is no change to record in prices. TALLOW —The market has continued rather inactive, owing to political influences. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 40s 6d to 40s 91 COAL ALI Prim of Coal per Ton at the close of the market. a. d. Byass's Basil) West Hartley ...16 3 Holywell l6 6 Eden Main 16 3 West Hartley 16 3 Hastings Hartley 16 3 I'anfield Moor Butes l4 0 Lambert's West Hart ley 16 0 Buddla'sWest Hartley 16 3 North Pelton Gas 13 0 kt alker Primrose 13 3 Wylam 16 6 Walls End. I Taswell H.eugh Hall 16 G Tunstall Kelloe.. . South Kelloe 16 6 Hetton l7 6 South Hetton 17 6 BIT ddyll's Hetton 16 6 Harton . 15 6 Riddell l5 9 Wharneliffe l5 9 Gosforth 15 6 Caradoc l7 0 KeiperGrange 16 3 Russel's Hetton 16 6 South Hartlepool 16 9 Fraaw.ellgate l6 6 t, 104; sold, 93. Walls End. Hartlepool ----- 17 3 East Hartlepool 17 6 (Jassop l6 9 Ships at /nuke Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market quiet, without change. Sales probably 5,000 bales. MIND YOUR BToPs!—ln the account given by one of our morning contemporaries of the Marquis of Abercorn's magnificent banquet to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of %Vales last evening, we read with some sense of surprise that—" The Royal guests were received in the grand hall—which was adorned with a pro fusion of choice exotics disposed in admirable taste by the noble host and hostess and Viscount Hamilton—and imme diately afterwards that—the Princess was conducted to the library, where dinner was served by the Marquis of Aber corn, and the Prince gave his arm to the marchioness," AN EXPERT SWINDLER.—At Birmingham, on Saturday, a spruce, gentlemanly looking man, of middle age, named F. G. Wainwright, was charged with stealing two gold watches, one silver watch, and three gold Albert chains, the property of Messrs. Wiidowson and Veale, goldsmiths, Sto., London. This charge merely indi cated the extent of the legal evidence against the prisoner without giving a clue to the extraordinary character of the case as described by Mr Morgan, and also by Mr Manton, detective inspector. It appears from their statements that the prisoner has for many years been carrying on a clever system of commercial plunder, and has conducted his operations with such skill as to elude detection. His plan has been to take a house in some respectable vicinity in the town he might select as the temporary basis of ope rations, rarely selecting a rent below £3O, and there to write in the name of some well-known or fictitious firm (as the case might suit) to the tradesman he might.single out as his victim, ordering a quantity of goods to the house. Inquiries on the part of the tradesman ascertained the fact that the prisoner had actually taken a large respec• table house in his own neighbourhood, and thus all mis. givings were allayed, and the goods were supplied, Sometimes the order would be sent to another town— frequently to London—and the references in every case confirming his locus stancli, the transaction was opened with confidence, The prisoner having got the goods into his possession (and they were usually of a light and valu able character, such as jewellery, optical instruments, watlhes, &c.) quickly became non est. His " furniture " being designedly portable, and capable, according to Mr. Manton, of being accommodated in a small hand-cart, he was enabled to pack up and be off in double •quick time, without exciting any attention on the part of neighbours. Of course, his track was immediately lost, and letters from uneasy creditors were returned without finding an owner, It turns out that he engaged a house in every succeeding sphere of operations a month in advance, and, having assumed a new name in the new locality, he was enabled to prosecute his plans with impunity. In this way, it is said ; he has gone en for years, mulcting unfortu nate and too-confiding tradesmen to enormous amounts. Latterly, he came to Birmingham, and had, up to the time of his apprehension, made three "shifts." He carried on his "business" at Highgate, under the name of Anderson, then at Green-lane, under the name of Harrison, and lat terly, having got from an optical instrument maker a large quantity of spectacles, he set up in Bradford-street , and travelled as the representative of Messrs Dolland and Wainwright, opticians, the former being an eminent London optician, and the latter a myth, a name introduced to give colour to his own connection with the concern, For a long e time the police have been o n the l o ok-out for him, but heav never been able to carry their cases home. t astu tend into negotiations w ith the London jewellery firm men tioned at the commencement of this notice, for a ,supply of watches and jewellery, and somehow their suspicious despatch plcious were excited, though not roon enoug h to preven t of the goods. The police were placedr t he on the alert. Ta o prisoner was supposed to be London, but Insp ,ctor Manton succeeded in meeting with him in Birmi ng h am, on Friday, a nd at n ee took him into O n custody, , his person he found ranee one of the w atches described in the list forwarded from the victimised firm, and on searching his house he found three pawn tickets for the other articles mentioned in the charge. The prisoner made no reply when asked to account tor the possession of them. He was remanded tili Friday.—Birminghani Post. PERFECTION or MECIIANISM.—" As engineers we can say-that it really approaches much nearer the perfection of mechani m than any other example of clock work we have yet seen On anything Use the same large scale."—lllngineer. J. W. Benson having erected steam power and improved machinery for clock m iking at the manufactory, Ludgate hill, will be glad to furnish to clergymen, architects, and committ es estimates and specifications of every description of horo:ogical machine, especialy cathedral and public clocks, chiming tunes on any number of beds. A descriptive pam phlet on church clo c k s post f re e f o r one stamp. Wa ch and Clock maker bv warrant of appointment to 11.1t.11. the Prince cf Wales, and maker of the great clock for the Exhibition of 1862. ManufaCLOrY, Ludgate-bill, Lyndon. Established 1749. —[Advt.] ay'r-4 final -01 . , • - *to ra-ak--eirtular, HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, June 20. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, arrived at the Castle yesterday afternoon from Marlborough House, attended by Mdlle. de Grancy and Captain Von Westerwoller. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel the Hon. JUITIES Macdonald, also arrived, and left the Castle this mornirg for Landon. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, atter ded by Major Cowell, went yesterday afternoon to Wood.. norton near Evesham, to visit his Royal Highness the Duke do Montpensier, who is sufferi]Jg from severe illness. Dr. Fenner accompanied Prince Alfred. The Princo returned to Windsor Castle this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Price ° Arthur, and Prince Louis of Hesse, went out riding this morning. In attendance were the Hon. Hors tie Stopford, Mdlle. de Granny, and Lient.•Colonel tha Hon. 1). De Rcs, His Highness Mustapha Pacha, the Turkish Am• bassador, and Sir Moses Moctefiore, arrived at t he Castle to-day from London. Eizl Granville also arrived, and had an audierlec t of the Queen. Mustapha Pacha was presented to the Queen by the Turkish Ambassador. Sir Moses Montefiore had an audience of ber Majesty. Lord Rivers and Lieut. General Sir H. Bentitlel were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended 11 Lieutenant Haig, want to Marlborough House this afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales. Wa understand that their Royal Highness es th e Prince and Princess of Wales intend honouti•ng 0 . 13 Ad&phi Theatre this evening to witness Mr.. Be* Webster in "The Dead Heart." Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and 'Prin ce° of Wales will honour Viscount and Viscountess I 'al nterstal by their company to-morrow evening at Cambri ige 110E4 Piccadilly. The Duchess of Wellington will give a grand ball on Friday, the Ist of next month, to meet their I Loyal I li g jr• iaesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, at A .1.031eY House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duch( iss of Ca ra : bridge, the Gr an d D uc h ess o f Mecklenburg Strelit,z, an d Princess Mary of Cambridge h onoure d t h e Dowager Le d / Truro by their company at dinner yesterday evening at her ladyship's house in Eaton-square. Lady Geraldine Sower' set, Lady Caroline Cust, and Capt, A. Ellis were in atten dance on their royal highnesses. A select party wile invited to meet the royal guests. The Earl of Sandwich entertained their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Sale' Weimar, the Earl and Counte ss of Ch ester fi e ld, the Bar' and Countess of Wilton, Viscount Canterbury,, Lord an d Lady Ebury and Hon. Miss Grosvenor, Lord. and L ad / Cecilia Bingham, Lady M ar i an Alford and Miss ger": Boyle, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.P., Mr. Rains'" Knightley, M.P., and Dr. Quin, yesterday evening, at hie lordship's residence in Grosvenor-square, Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the Hereditary Grand Duke Adolphus, left St. James's Palace yesterday morning, on their return to Germany. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg' Strelitz, accompanied the Grand Duke and his son to the railway station. The Archbishop of Canterbury's evening party is unavoidably postponed from this evening to Monday, the 27th inst. $. d. CHARLES KEAN is said to have made the magni ficent sum of £ll,OOO during a 26 weeks' professional tour in Australia. THE EMPRESS EUGENIE AND ROSA BONREUR.- - Tke Empress Eugenie this week, when passing through Thomery during a drive in the enviro:as of Fon tainebleau, stopped at the resid 3nce of Mdlle. Rose Bon' heur, and requested to see her studio. The artist at once acceded to her Majesty's wishes, and showed hear the diffe' ' rent paintings on which she is at present enge ged, as we ll ' as many fine studies of animals. A painting representing a stag leading a hers of hinds along the summit of a rocky eminence especially attracted the notice of her Majesty After passing an hour in the studio the Empress took leave , having first obtained a promise that her private collection should be enriched by a picture by Mdlle. Bonlaeur. THE ALABAMA.—We observe that the Bras il Army and Navy Review for July gives a complete narrative of the brilliant engagement between this celebrated cruiser and the Kearsage. THE LAMBDA-NU (whatever that may be!) Ter: centenary Poem on Shakspere, written by J. A.. Allen, and published by John Morgan, of Stratford. upon.A.von, just made its appearance in th e f orm o f a pam phlet of 4 pages of verse and appendix. THREE FAMOUS BASs SINGERS.—George S P litl39 Tinney, and Higman. There was not much diffe r t ; ence observable between any o f th ese th ree gen tlemen, w l as this exception, that he w h o wen t l owest , s t oo d highest., Tinney got well down to E flat, George Smith ran him Nardi and growled down to D ; b u t Hi gman , th e Polyphemu s ,o, this grumbling band, h e ld a goo d, roun d, p o werful dou ble C which defied all competition. These vocalists u ere ev er and upon all occasions si ng i ng " Th e Wolt," robbe r's song composed by Shield, for th e o p era o f " The Castl e Uf Andalusia." No matter what the occasion might be public dinner, a ball, a marriage, or a funeral—if Hign' al , got a chance of singing, it was sure to be " The Wolfe. All the theatrical bass singers of that period were robbers/ and generally adopted a sort of Spanish costume, but Of ig ) mixed a character, that it would have been difficult in t he extreme to have associated them with any degree Cer tainty with any country—they were robbers, and that was enough : they sang " The Wolf," and that was all which could be desired.—Ben;y Phillip's Recollections. A BEADLE'S INGENUITY.—There may now be seen in the Salle des Etats, in the palace of the Louvre, plan in woodwork of the immense palace of Versailles, with Awasr ti hoistedtsn-plere:psGtaeftrnoartndet its court, courtyards, gardens, gates, and statues. Third work of labour and patience was accomplished by 14 : Marcoux, beadle of the chapel of Versailles, now in the 7 81 i 3 year of his age. of ANNIVERSARY OF HER MAJESTY'S ACCEssioN r m.—, Yesterday being the 27th anniversary Windsor, where her Majesty and theirtno j t c h s e ts u ' s s u a a r throne—the r e e s j s o i i o c n in t g o s th th e roughout be dkaiynowdaiD:leolmjiblpryel:otaele.radenwynoiathwt inYthe metropolis by staying. The morning was ushered s f th st e .t. v m ar a io rt u i e n c ,s h . u in r - e t h h e e. s, Westminster; theflagsldsringing being . oi hoisted fabr Margaret's, l a l s re f t r a, o st t h h e e steepl esspires . teo r e f Mary Abbott's, Kensington ; and St. Luke's, Chelsea. The Royal Standard theTo Tower, the of th e G n o e r r d a s l , P o Commissionerst Post-office, ffi ce, St. of the Admiralty was hoisted at Somerset House, the Ad• Dockyard, and Woolwich. The ships in presented very gay appearance, from the vizi" g tulh a ie t r e ar d litve'r bunting At one o'clock a grand feu de joie was fired from the guns in St. James's-park, the Tower, Woolwich, Tilbury Forts and at Windsor. THE REPRESENTATION OF S OU TH A MPTON._ T O have much gratification in annoancing that vie have received an authorised communication that Mr Rus sell Gurney, Q.U., deputy chairman of the Royal Mail (West India) Steampacket Company, wiil, in the event of a general election, become a candidate, in conjunction with Mr Alderman Rose, for the representation of this borough in Parliament; or should Mr Digby Seymour in the meantime receive any Government appointment, as has been occQsionally surmised, that Mr Russell Gurney will be equally prepared to offer himself as a candidate for the vacant seat. So that, in either case, we shall have to congratulate the port of Southampton 0 0 . having a most efficient representative, in addition to our present excellent member, Alderman Rose, in the person of a gentleman not only distinguished as the Recorder of the City of London, but as an old director and deputy chair-, man of the West India Company, who will thus most powerfully represent the thriving company of which he is th very valuable member, as well as its great steam•packet station, in Parliament.—Bampshire Advertiser. LOVIN G ON E'S FELLOW CREATURES " SOME , THING WORSE THAN ONE'S HORSES."—•When the fearful railway ccllision took place on the Ascot line, a ge ntleman who w a s tr ave lli ng i n th e sam e tr a in started from his sea‘ exclaiming " Oh, my horses I" reached to the winciowll3'..l! his head out, and t hen s a nk back on his seat, oilistlY 6oll26 " Thank (dad, it is only a thirdclass carriage l" The Prince of Wales accompanied by Prince Alfred, and att e nd e d b y Li eut. -C olonel K eppe l an d Lieutenant Haig, rode on horseback to Lorcr ° Cricket Ground yesterday. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at' tended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen. The Prine and Princess of Wales and Prince Alfred hono ure d th e M arqu i s and March i ones s of Abercorn. with their company at dinner. 711 elf Royal Highnesses were attended by the Marehioneou of Carmarthen, Lieut... Colonel Keppel, a nd :Lieu t ' Haig.